CVE-2022-40981 ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can upload malicious files to the ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server, potentially executing code or gaining administrator privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-40981?

CVE-2022-40981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS), published on 10 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

All versions of ETIC Telecom Remote Access Server (RAS) 4.5.0 and prior is vulnerable to malicious file upload. An attacker could take advantage of this to store malicious files on the server, which could override sensitive and useful existing files on the filesystem, fill the hard disk to full capacity, or compromise the affected device or computers with administrator level privileges connected to the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40981?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Etictelecom Remote Access Server Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-40981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6ghq-8733-gh2c.

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